Jens Fischer

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Jens Fischer
Born (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946 (age 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active1972-present

Jens Fischer (born 24 August 1946) is a Swedish cinematographer. According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer is known as "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s." [1]

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Early life and education

Jens Fischer was born in Sweden. His mother Gull Söderblom was the sister of Åke Söderblom, [1] while his father Gunnar Fischer was a film director and photographer who worked closely with Ingmar Bergman. [2] [1] Both Jens and his brother Peter went on to become cinematographers. [1]

Career

In 1974, he worked with his father Gunnar Fischer on Parade by Jacques Tati. [1] Jens and his brother Peter also played the sons of Eva Dahlbeck in Waiting Women . [1] According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer was "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s." [1]

In 1998, Fischer, who previously won the Guldbagge for best cinematography, was the recipient of the first George Eastman prize at the Guldebaggen. [3] Among other recent projects, he was a cinematographer along with Eric Kress on the 2010 film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo . [4] At the 15th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) in 2017, he served as a judge for the competition section. [5] [6]

At the 28th Guldbagge Awards in 2014 he was nominated for the award for Best Cinematography for the films Svart Lucia and House of Angels . [7] At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Cinematography award for the film Sista dansen . [8] He has worked on more than 35 films and television shows since 1972.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

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  2. ↑ Thursby, Keith (13 June 2011). "Gunnar Fischer dies at 100; cinematographer known for work with Ingmar Bergman". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Tasca, Eileen (12 February 1998). "Golden Bugs honor Swedish filmmakers". www.variety.com. Variety . Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)". abc.net.au. ABC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Pune international film festival to screen films from 12 countries". timesofindia.com. Times of India. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ↑ ""Track 143" director Narges Abyar on Pune festival jury". www.tehrantimes.com. Tehran Times. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jens Fischer". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sista dansen (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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